Feedback on Student Writing

These links describe ways to construct and react to assignments based on student written work, including creation of questions, strategies for grading, and ways to respond effectively to student writing.

Pedagogical Theory and Practice: Responding to Student Writing (Frus, 1999)
This resource brings together some of the best advice available about responding to student writing—whether you are teaching a writing intensive course at the introductory or advanced level, or simply assigning an essay or two over the term. It offers a compilation of methods that facilitate success in responding to student writing—in individual conferences, class discussions, and written comments on papers.

Sweetland Writing Center - Writing Resources
A collection of writing resources and handouts that may be printed and distributed for personal or classroom use, as long as copyright information remains intact and distribution is not-for-profit.

Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing (Gocsik, 2004)
This resource from the Dartmouth Writing Program provides instructors with a description and example of each of the four types of response (facilitative, directive, corrective and evaluative). Also includes remarks about margin comments vs. summary comments.

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